Pike Rifle

Pike Rifle
The Pike Rifle is the most common and reliable weapon that XER Tech has in The Old World. It is approximately 4 feet long and weighing approximately 12 pounds when fully loaded.

The weapon uses a combined system of both electromagnetic force and a traditional chemical propellant. The 20mm bullet called a lance is breach loaded into the rifle with a relatively small amount of powder in it. The small amount of initial velocity is multiplied by the electromagnets in the barrel making for a equally powerful rail gun in comparison to older types.

The weapon has two primary firing modes, shrapnel and AP (Armor Piercing). The shrapnel mode splits the lance into a hollow point like spread that acts more as a long range shotgun than anything else. The primary mode for dealing with the unarmored Wretches. However the lance can be held together for increased armor penetration when dealing with anything that has armor.